Spontaneous conception in the presence of stage IIIC endometrioid ovarian cancer |
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| Authors: | Bennett R A Dodson W C Olt G J Ahearn J Legro R S |
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| Institution: | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. |
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| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To describe a rare case of spontaneous conception in a patient with a preexisting metastatic ovarian cancer. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): A 39-year-old Asian woman who conceived while undergoing an evaluation for primary infertility and newly detected bilateral adnexal masses. INTERVENTION(S): Staging laparotomy and total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Anatomic pathology diagnosis. RESULT(S): Blighted ovum and stage IIIC endometrioid adenocarcinoma of ovary. CONCLUSION(S): Metastatic ovarian cancer does not prevent either spontaneous ovulation or spontaneous conception. |
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